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Johnson City, TN

Johnson City, Tennessee
City
Downtown Johnson City
Downtown Johnson City
Johnson City, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Johnson City, Tennessee
Johnson City, Tennessee
Location of Johnson City in Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°20′N 82°22′W / 36.333°N 82.367°W / 36.333; -82.367Coordinates: 36°20′N 82°22′W / 36.333°N 82.367°W / 36.333; -82.367
Country United States
State Tennessee
Counties Washington, Carter, Sullivan
Founded 1856
Incorporated 1869
Founded by Henry Johnson
Government
 • Type Council-manager government
 • Mayor David Tomita
 • Vice Mayor Jenny Brock
 • City Manager M. Denis "Pete" Peterson
Area
 • City 43.3 sq mi (112.1 km2)
 • Land 42.9 sq mi (111.2 km2)
 • Water 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation 1,634 ft (498 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 63,152
 • Estimate (2015) 66,027
 • Rank US: ?
 • Density 1,534/sq mi (592.3/km2)
 • Metro 198,716
 • CSA 508,260 (88th)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 37601-37604, 37614, 37615 & 37684
Area code(s) 423
FIPS code 47-38320
GNIS feature ID 1328579
Website www.johnsoncitytn.org
Johnson City Police Department
Abbreviation JCPD
Agency overview
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* City of Johnson City in the state of Tennessee, United States
General nature
Operational structure
Sworn members 149
Unsworn members 26
Agency executive Mark Sirois, Chief
Website
Johnson City Police Department[2]
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

Johnson City is a city in Washington, Carter, and Sullivan counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with most of the city being in Washington County. As of the 2010 census, the population of Johnson City was 63,152, and by 2015 the estimated population was 66,027, making it the ninth-largest city in the state.

Johnson City is ranked the #14 "Best Small Place for Business and Careers" in the USA by Forbes, and #5 in Kiplinger's list of "The 10 Least-Expensive Cities For Living in the U.S.A." stating the low cost of living is attributed to affordable homes and below-average utility, transportation and health-care costs.

Johnson City is the principal city of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which covers Carter, Unicoi, and Washington counties and had a combined population of 200,966 as of 2013. The MSA is also a component of the Johnson City–KingsportBristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. This CSA is the fifth largest in Tennessee with an estimated 500,538 people in residence.

William Bean, traditionally recognized as Tennessee's first colonizer, built his cabin along Boone's Creek near Johnson City in 1769.

In the 1780s, Colonel John Tipton (1730–1813) established a farm (now the Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site) just outside what is now Johnson City. During the State of Franklin movement, Tipton was a leader of the loyalist faction, residents of the region who wanted to remain part of North Carolina rather than form a separate state. In February 1788, an armed engagement took place at Tipton's farm between Tipton and his men and the forces led by John Sevier, the leader of the Franklin faction.


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